Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou) !
The film is scheduled for February 24, 2018 in Japanese theaters
Synopsis:
Maquia comes from the Iolph people who stop growing old in the middle of adolescence. She has no parents and, although her days are peaceful, she feels lonely.
Their peace is broken by an invasion of enemies, sowing chaos and destruction on their way, seeking the secret of immortality. Leilia, the most beautiful girl in her clan, is kidnapped.
Having lost everything, Maquia meets Erial, a little orphaned baby.
The story follows the evolution of the relationship between the two as Erial grows up and Maquia does not get older.
Trailer :
Staff Animation:
Studio: PA Works
Director-in-Chief: Toshiya Shinohara (The Book of Bantorra, Nagi No Asukara, Red Data Girl)
Director: Mari Okada
Writer: Mari Okada (AnoHana, Iron-Blooded Orphans Gundam, Saga Selector Infected Wixoss)
Chara Design Original: Akihiko Yoshida
Character Design: Yuriko Ishii (Kuromukuro, Another, Nagi no Asukara)
Animation Manager: Yuriko Ishii (Kuromukuro, Another, Nagi no Asukara)
Artistic Director: Kazuki Higashiji (Charlotte, Hanasaku Iroha, Angel Beats)
Music: Kenji Kawai (Psycho Mob 100, Gundam OO, Joker Game)